| Finding Perfect Contributor(s): Swartz, Elly (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374303126 ISBN-13: 9780374303129 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Depression & Mental Illness - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2015036347 |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 187062 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans, perfect is: --The number four What's not perfect is Molly's mother leaving the family to take a faraway job with the promise to return in one year. Molly knows that promises are sometimes broken, so she hatches a plan to bring her mother home: Win the Lakeville Middle School Poetry Slam Contest. The winner is honored at a fancy banquet with white tablecloths. Molly is sure her mother would never miss that. Right...? But as time passes, writing and reciting slam poetry become harder. Actually, everything becomes harder as new habits appear, and counting, cleaning, and organizing are not enough to keep Molly's world from spinning out of control. In this fresh-voiced debut novel, one girl learns there is no such thing as perfect. |
Contributor Bio(s): Swartz, Elly: - Elly Swartz grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, where she lived a happy childhood filled with laughs, family dinners, and crooked birthday cakes. She studied psychology at Boston University and received a law degree from Georgetown University School of Law. The mother of two grown sons, Elly now lives in Massachusetts with her husband. Finding Perfect was her debut novel. |